A FATHER IS BORN - A Memoir

<p>'A gripping poetic vivid and deeply entertaining memoir.' - Niq Mhlongo author</p><p><br></p><p>'The courage of conviction Mashaba displays is something to behold.' - Vuyo Mvoko journalist</p><p><br></p><p>They say a mirror never lies. If that's the truth then my reflection was of a broken man.</p><p><br></p><p>When Tumiso Mashaba's father Neo 'Snowy' Mashaba dies at 55 it provokes in him an intense emotional reaction. Tumiso is stunned by his response as his father was a distant and often hard man. In the aftermath he reflects on what this means to him now as a husband and father to his own children. Will he repeat the sins of his father? Recounting his childhood the author digs deep into his psychology providing a deeply satisfying read with moments of intense anguish and catharsis.</p><p><br></p><p>A Father is Born is about intangible scars - inflicted by those closest to us - that we carry from childhood into the rest of our lives and the relationships we form along the way. Covering themes of fatherhood masculinity generational trauma abuse and mental health A Father is Born unveils a heartrending portrait of a family trying to survive against the backdrop of a gritty modern South Africa.</p><p><br></p><p>TUMISO MASHABA is an award-winning journalist writer and producer. He lives in Johannesburg with his wife and two children.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>